You’ve been involved in a car accident in the Boca Raton area. Your injuries were significant. Even so, you kept your wits about you and acted wisely. Your knowledge of what to do and what not to do after an accident paid off. Swiftly contacting a top Boca Raton personal injury lawyer was a great … Read more
Here in Florida we’re obsessed with physical fitness. About 20% of us over the age of 14 are gym members. Mostly of the big-box chain gyms. There’s a smaller sector of standalone fitness centers and boutique studios. Personal training is a major upsell for every fitness center. In addition, there’s an active sector of independent … Read more
Pain is a survival tool. It lets us know when we’re suffering harm. Tells us we need to do something about it. There are people with medical disorders which make them unable to feel pain. This condition, called Congenital Insensitivity to Pain (CIP) leaves victims at great risk. Many die in childhood from injuries they … Read more
On June 27th, 2019 an Ohio jury awarded a woman $3 million for injuries she sustained when she tripped and fell on a casino floor. There’s nothing especially startling about that, as far as it goes. Nonetheless, the story made national news. There’s a twist, of course. The woman had tripped over a WET FLOOR … Read more
Car vs. Pedestrian. No contest. When the two collide – well, it’s difficult even to think of that as a “collision”. We think, rather, that the car struck the pedestrian. That the driver of the car did a terrible thing. The pedestrian, of course, is nearly always the one injured or killed. Surely the driver … Read more
About a quarter of a million Floridians live with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Our emergency rooms diagnose about 120,000 cases each year. Of these, 23,000 are hospitalized. About 10,000 suffer long-term disabilities. Nearly all these brain injuries were caused by accidents of various kinds. Consequently, brain injury claims are a mainstay of personal injury law. … Read more
In the aftermath of a car crash, the first concern is prompt medical care as needed by the injured. This saves lives and shapes the best recovery possible under the circumstances. Most victims grasp this necessity. Pain and suffering are strong motivators. So is our survival instinct. Once the medical ducks are in a row, … Read more
PERSONAL INJURY TRIALS Personal injury trials are actually pretty rare. Even so, the prospect of a trial verdict and possible appeal shapes everything that happens along the way to resolution. Plaintiffs demand settlements, defendants offer settlements, negotiations go on. Both sides weigh proposed settlements against the costs and uncertainty of trial verdicts. In 95% of personal … Read more
Have you been injured in an accident that was caused by the negligence or disregard of someone else? Has your life been diminished by forces beyond your control? Are you facing consequences because of the recklessness of someone else? If you answered yes to any of these questions, a personal injury attorney in Boca Raton … Read more
We already wrote about the types of personal injury and possible compensation for them. It is not an easy field, and some of the injuries require experience and knowledge that most lawyers do not have. The best solution will be to find a personal injury attorney and not only some personal injury lawyer in Boca … Read more
